All About Color #427F8A

#427F8A

About #427F8A

#427F8A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #427F8A. In RGB it is red 66, green 127, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 52%, 8%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 4.53:1 on white and 4.63:1 on black.

#427F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 7F, 8A
CMYK52.17%, 7.97%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal66, 127, 138
HSL189°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal102, 177, 212
HSV (HSB)189.17°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 1111111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB49.70, -16.51, -12.04
RGB Percent25.88%, 49.80%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH49.70, 20.44, 216.11
XYZ14.42, 18.17, 26.79
CIE-L*UV49.70, -26.35, -14.96
xyY0.24, 0.31, 18.17
Hunter-Lab42.63, -14.20, -7.42
RYB25.88%, 38.83%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#427F8A on a dark background: contrast 4.63:1, passes WCAG AA.
#427F8A on a light background: contrast 4.53:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #427F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#427F8A · #6EAEB9 · #24464C · #8A4D42 · #B97A6E

Analogous palette

#428A4D · #428A71 · #427F8A · #425B8A · #4D428A

Triadic palette

#427F8A · #8A427F · #7F8A42 · #6EAEB9 · #B96EAE

Tetradic palette

#427F8A · #71428A · #8A4D42 · #5B8A42 · #24464C

Monochromatic palette

#112022 · #294F56 · #427F8A · #64A8B4 · #98C5CD

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